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Migrating Modernist Performance: British Theatrical Travels Through Russia
Claire Warden
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Description for Migrating Modernist Performance: British Theatrical Travels Through Russia
Hardback. Num Pages: 234 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 3JJ; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Exploring the experiences of early to mid-twentieth century British theatre-makers in Russia, this book imagines how these travellers interpreted Russian realism, symbolism, constructivism, agitprop, pageantry, dance or cinema. With some searching for an alternative to the corporate West End, some for experimental techniques and others still for methods that might politically inspire their audiences, did these journeys make any differences to their practice? And how did distinctly Russian techniques affect British theatre history? Migrating Modernist Performance seeks to answer these questions, reimagining the experiences and creative output of a range of, often ... Read more
Exploring the experiences of early to mid-twentieth century British theatre-makers in Russia, this book imagines how these travellers interpreted Russian realism, symbolism, constructivism, agitprop, pageantry, dance or cinema. With some searching for an alternative to the corporate West End, some for experimental techniques and others still for methods that might politically inspire their audiences, did these journeys make any differences to their practice? And how did distinctly Russian techniques affect British theatre history? Migrating Modernist Performance seeks to answer these questions, reimagining the experiences and creative output of a range of, often ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137385697
SKU
V9781137385697
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Ref
99-15
About Claire Warden
Claire Warden is Reader in Drama at De Montfort University, UK. She is the author of British Avant-Garde Theatre (2012) and Modernist and Avant-Garde Performance: an introduction (2015).
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